Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Mask advocates becoming unpleasant

Fear has ugly effects on people. Perhaps it is just bringing what lies under the surface to the forefront and…

July 2, 2020

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Letters: I’ve watched police and I like what I see

First was when an irate non-customer declared he had a legal right to eat his carry-out dinner at a different…

July 2, 2020

Editorials

Our view: A glimpse of battle in primary results

Hickenlooper moves on to his biggest fight while CD3 battle promises sparks

July 1, 2020

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Letters: To people who bring packages, thanks

The biggest Christmas season at my house does not even compare to the number of delivery orders I have placed…

July 1, 2020

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Letters: Wearing a mask is not a punishment

I have read that many people who choose not to wear a mask feel that people who are immune-compromised should…

July 1, 2020

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Letters: Has Donald Trump hit a new, new low?

But President Trump outdoes each of the locals. In a rambling mess of word salad that we have been normalized…

July 1, 2020

Editorials

Our view: Hear that lonesome whistle

aboard for Silverton – eventually

July 1, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: White supremacy in Durango with ‘Chief’

White supremacy thrives in our institutions. Not far from the surface, we find beliefs and practices maintaining the premise of…

June 30, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: No disrespect in ‘Chief’ sign; it’s respect

Over the last 40-plus years, we have developed deep friendships in Durango and the surrounding area and none more cherished…

June 30, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: How about a win-win on ‘Chief’ sign?

Nevertheless, the design of the “Chief” seems done in the style of caricature, which is often used as a comic…

June 30, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Herald allows racist term in its letters

Do better, Durango Herald. Why do you print letters from South Carolina anyway? Rose CooperDurango

June 30, 2020

Editorials

Our view: FLC is ready

Lewis College, with adjustments, ably prepares for students’ return

June 30, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: I welcome Durango’s mask ordinance

I applaud the city councilors for passing it, and I hope businesses enforce it. We all want the economy to…

June 29, 2020

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Letters: We’re proud to help restore cutthroats

The discovery and subsequent rescue of this subspecies of cutthroat is very important and historic. At the end of the…

June 29, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: My agenda is clean, affordable energy

The energy business has changed; and change is difficult. The electric power business at one time was easy. Dig coal,…

June 29, 2020

Editorials

Our view: Remembering The Capital newsroom shootings

du1-i-syn TheCapital column, under the headline “Jarrod wants to be your friend,” was fairly tame. “If you’re on Facebook, you’ve…

June 29, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Leftism more dangerous than COVID-19

Symptoms of leftism include: hating America; feeling justified in rioting, looting, stealing and killing of innocent people in the name…

June 28, 2020

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Letters: Beware white nationalist internet hoaxes

Threats of violence aimed at protesters began to appear on social media and men wielding firearms intimidated a protest organized…

June 28, 2020

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Letters: Like it or not, this is not all about you

He also appears to live in his own bubble. The medical staff who helped him heal don’t have those options.…

June 27, 2020

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Letters: Our back to school could look like this

Here’s what I think it could look like: There could be an a.m. session and a p.m. session. The morning…

June 27, 2020

Letters to the Editor

Letters: Police should check for masks in stores

When I asked the clerk about enforcement, she said the chain’s owner doesn’t believe they are necessary and that the…

June 26, 2020

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Letters: They are whom we really need to thank

To the contrary, our local nonprofit hospital, Mercy, drastically reduced business and is now in need of patients. Who we…

June 26, 2020

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Letters: Please keep posting the COVID statistics

They are willing to sacrifice the vulnerable because it inconveniences them. Sure, it’s inconvenient to wear a mask for 10…

June 26, 2020

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Letters: Why does Durango honor Columbus?

He did not discover America. His arrival to the Caribbean and North America began an abomination of massacres, torture, rape,…

June 26, 2020